001    /* ========================================================================
002     * JCommon : a free general purpose class library for the Java(tm) platform
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026     * 
027     * ----------------------------
028     * AbstractXmlWriteHandler.java
029     * ----------------------------
030     * (C) Copyright 2003-2005, by Thomas Morgner and Contributors.
031     *
032     * Original Author:  Thomas Morgner;
033     * Contributor(s):   David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
034     *
035     * $Id: AbstractXmlWriteHandler.java,v 1.3 2005/10/18 13:35:06 mungady Exp $
036     *
037     * Changes (from 26-Nov-2003)
038     * --------------------------
039     * 26-Nov-2003 : Added standard header and Javadocs (DG);
040     *
041     */
042    
043    package org.jfree.xml.writer;
044    
045    /**
046     * A base class for implementing a handler that writes the XML for an object of a particular
047     * class.
048     */
049    public abstract class AbstractXmlWriteHandler implements XmlWriteHandler {
050        
051        /** The root handler. */
052        private RootXmlWriteHandler rootHandler;
053    
054        /**
055         * Creates a new handler.
056         */
057        public AbstractXmlWriteHandler() {
058            super();
059        }
060    
061        /**
062         * Returns the root handler.
063         * 
064         * @return the root handler.
065         */
066        public RootXmlWriteHandler getRootHandler() {
067            return this.rootHandler;
068        }
069        
070        /**
071         * Sets the root handler.
072         * 
073         * @param rootHandler  the root handler.
074         */
075        public void setRootHandler(final RootXmlWriteHandler rootHandler) {
076            this.rootHandler = rootHandler;
077        }
078    
079    }